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on
MONDAY, November 5, 1098, commencing at Noon.
at their Sales Rocins, Duddell Stroot, The Steam Launch "Vancouver" De she now lies in the larbour of Hongkong.
Built by The Jongkong & Whampon Dock Co., Ltd.
Length between perpendiculars 62 ft. Breadth extreme 10 ft. 0 inches. Depth, Moalded 6 ft.
Speed-about knots per hour.
Boilor and Exgines in gooi condition.
Huli in good condition (teak wood).
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Always employ the least harmful methods first, and it not muccessful, of knowledge of the angle at which then use the more lastic methods. Lauders should be placed to secure It is easy to realise that any chemi- the maximum of safety for the men cal that will quickly bleach a per working on them that Safety Newsistent stein must weaken the fabric After using Boy to some extent. In a pamphlet recently published has prepared an interesting diagram by the British Science Guild, of 6, showing the position of ladders of strong chemical, such as chloride of various lengths to insure safe use.lime, oxalic acid, or sulphuric acid, John-street, Adelphi, Sir Robert It goes on The angle of seventy-the garment should be thoroughly Hadfield gives a popular descrip-five degrees has been found, through rinsed several times in clean warm tion of the discovery of manganese in series of experiments, to give the water, then washed and boiled. steel and of the special properties greatest degree of safety, and, toThis maltes it practically impossible which have rendered this, the first this nugle, all that is acces for any of the bleaching substances sary is to place the foot of the Indder to remain in the fibres of the of the alloy steels, so exceedingly distance approximating one-quar material when dry.-Good House- valuable, for use in cases where ter of the length of the Indier away
keeping. great resistance to abrasion is from the vertical. This angle will required. Familiar applications prevent undue straining of the are its use for tramway points and ladder, or shipping of the ladder-feet
The fact that the first English for the jaws of crushers, but per-when placed too flat, and at the same haps the application which will time will give the feet of the work silver fork which the South Ken- have the widest appeal to those men suficient room when they are
dated 1691 shows how backward we hitherto unacquainted with the working near the top of the ladder.ington Museum hopes to acquire is facts is the use of this metal for Another point that should not be English were in the adoption of the helmets with which our men forgotten in connection with ladders auch aids to polite eating, the Daily were provided during the war is that portable ladders should be Chronicle observes. Italy knew tha Owing the peculiar properties of fitted with safety feet or points, in fork at least six centuries earlier, for this alloy, the helmets made from order that a sure grip on the floor there is record of the use of a silver it had much greater resistance, or ground may be secured." weight for weight, than those made The Dancing-Girl. from other varieties of steel. In
Towards midnight we went to of the Doge of Venice in 905. The all, it appears, that rather over 1,000,000 tons of this alloy have hear "Dors," a famous music-ball fork was then regarded as a novelty, but it was speedily adopted by the heen produced since its first dis- singer and dancer. This lovely being Venetian nobility, despite the covery. Although it originated of twenty appeared in a pale long
some priests denouncing the new here, the first large-scale applica- bodice, a full gold skirt over which strong disapproval of the Church, tions of it were made in America, black lace was caught by an enor instrument as an insult to Provi- mous rosa; she changed this to a -Engineering.
clinging line crêpo-de-chine with denco, which had provided man, with fingers. Franco seems to bave Switching off of Headlights Con-heavy fringes, and a man's grey
hut; after which she changed adopted the fork in the late 14th demned.
several times without the curtain century, but England first beard of Coryate, of "Crudities' fame, who brought one The idea that the driver of a car falling-singing, dancing, and talk through Ton meeting other traffic should switching in an enchanting manner with- off his headlights and grope his way out any of the shawls, mantillas, home from Venice in 1608: in the semi-darkness of the side high couba, or stage properties that
The Prayer-shop. lights is one that is all very well in can make Spanish dancing so.tire-
The prayer-shop man Rawson, theory, says The Moter, but makes some. Her face was not made up, no allowance for the very grave and shs carried her little head who during the war made a large in an establishment in risk he runs of hitting some object with challenging dignity, moving income which it is impossible to perceive about the stage with a swiftness Regent Street out of money paid in those few moments while the and swagger entirely free from him by credulous men and women eye is accustoming itself to the any sort of vulgarity. We were all for his prayers on behalf of relatives change from a brilliantly lumi-wild with enthusiasm, and no doubt in danger, has again, begun his nated road to one which is in com-if Dovu, had made her debut in any netivities, this time somewhere near parative darkness. The time taken country but Spain she would have the Marble Arch, reports the Even- by the iris diaphragm to readjust had a career as assured na Pavlova's:ing Standard. An cagineer by pro- itself varies in the individual, and but as it I am informed that she fession, Rawson, in whose mental in some cases requires as much as will be surrounded by relations who make-up there is no doubt an found a minute. It is obvious, however, will distribute her gainings while element of self-delusion, that aven .a second or making her small allowance, and some time ago that considomble two of comparative blindness instead of singing to kings, or sums of money were to be mised would be.. a dangerous delay ping with millionaires, she will be with no other equipment than glib when a car is proceeding at only old and finished-eating oranges off speech and a softly persuasive a moderate speed. If the lights the same.dent chair in fifteen years manner. are switched off the only safe that her grandmother sat on before thing to do is to stop the car, for, Her. Rubenstein told us that if he if proceeding, there is grave risk wore to offer her the most inuocant of running into some object the outing, he would be stilettoed or presence of which is not denoted imprisoned. Through the good
Avoided. by a light such as a cyclist offices of Lafita, wo were intro Many accidents have been caused duced to Dorn, the next evening at Diphtheria is csually contracted whion by the mistaken courtesy of
restaurant. I was amazed to see the child has cold. The cold preparos switching off in Continually to stop the car for little woman, amuller than myself, the child's ystem for the reception and When there are cases of diphtheria-in this purpose is not practical, and visti dressed, with a black hat Torslopment of the diphtheria gorms. Estimates furnished
the neigbourhood children that have on roads where there is a fair pulled down over her ayen, and a amount of traffic no one would lock of hesitancy, almost sadness, colds abou'd be kept at home and off the think of doing it There must be in her foes. I asked her to have street call recovered diyo them no more" blacking out" "We coffee with us, but she pointed to Chamberlain's Longh Remedy and they It al'a olesna put the oulture, beds, which should not be surprised to see this or relations and refused saying will not hire to remain of home long practice, which has beon the she must sit with them--From form a bit brons, when it has a subject of a great deal of advere Mrs. Asquith in Spain," Somsonld and miningen (be risk of contract Comchent from many quarters, Pagos from, Her Diary, in the hg Infection data. For såld by Pål
Chemists and storakesporast long terary płomiúked.
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